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**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-new-jim-rockford-is/531099 "2013-10-16T17:30:08Z")
It was announced sometime last year that NBC was working on a remake of The Rockford Files, and it’s been mentioned here once or twice. The original was great, and I’ve been watching the reruns again lately. In the wro… --- ## [Supposedly funny sitcom plots that make you cringe and wince](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-funny-sitcom-plots-that-make-you-cringe-and-wince/272257)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-funny-sitcom-plots-that-make-you-cringe-and-wince/272257 "2004-11-16T18:25:21Z")
In the currently active thread about far-fetched sitcom plots, Little Nemo offers up: Now that’s the kind of plot that I’ve encountered way too often, where I don’t crack a smile let alone laugh, and where I’m cringing… --- ## [Robert Kennedy, Jr. - Dolt or Moron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-kennedy-jr-dolt-or-moron/717638)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-kennedy-jr-dolt-or-moron/717638 "2015-04-20T15:40:26Z")
How refreshing - a drug-abusing, formerly disbarred conspiracy believer is advising on the health of our children. (Cite.) The tree of a great American political dynasty produces yet another nut. Regards, Shodan --- ## [Why did "they" decide men can't wear shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-decide-men-cant-wear-shorts/780557)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-they-decide-men-cant-wear-shorts/780557 "2017-03-16T18:32:59Z")
I mean real shorts, not knee length half-pants. Once upon a time men were allowed to wear (gasp!) thigh- baring shorts with regularity. --- ## [Why are sheep so sexualy admired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sheep-so-sexualy-admired/103726)
**Author:** [@mindless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mindless)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2002, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-sheep-so-sexualy-admired/103726 "2002-04-22T00:20:50Z")
o.k. I know that zooaphilla exists, but what is it about sheep that always brings them up to the top of the pile of most abused animal, is it an asthetic thing (furry white wool fetish?) does anyone know? In a related b… --- ## [Poll for men and women - sitting and sexual preference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-and-women-sitting-and-sexual-preference/614023)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-men-and-women-sitting-and-sexual-preference/614023 "2012-03-01T20:59:54Z")
I have noticed that there are usually four distinct ways men and women sit. One, they sit with their knees together, with their knees apart, three, crossed with one leg making a “figure 4” pattern, and four, legs crosse… --- ## [I pit Texas Rep Louis Gohmert for his stupid comments regarding the Aurora shooting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-texas-rep-louis-gohmert-for-his-stupid-comments-regarding-the-aurora-shooting/629053)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-texas-rep-louis-gohmert-for-his-stupid-comments-regarding-the-aurora-shooting/629053 "2012-08-16T14:26:58Z")
The first remark, about “ongoing attacks on Judeo-Christian beliefs” is too fucking stupid to even deserve a response. The question about why nobody else in the theater had a gun is also idiotic. Gohmert doesn’t know… --- ## [The shifting tides of racist language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shifting-tides-of-racist-language/977841)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shifting-tides-of-racist-language/977841 "2023-02-10T22:21:34Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the Welsh thread, and in it, they mention that being gypped is a slight against gypsies. It got me thinking that there are idioms that are racist that may not be obvious (at least to me, without … --- ## [Child pornography is illegal, but what about in cartoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-pornography-is-illegal-but-what-about-in-cartoons/273424)
**Author:** [@remisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/remisser)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2004, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-pornography-is-illegal-but-what-about-in-cartoons/273424 "2004-11-08T02:54:46Z")
I’m curious as to the answer to this question… on the popular flash site newgrounds, a small furor came about where someone had made a zombie cartoon and in it a child (she looked 8 by the depiction) was in a scene where… --- ## [Who is or was a "femme fatale"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-or-was-a-femme-fatale/649785)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-or-was-a-femme-fatale/649785 "2013-02-12T17:47:57Z")
We had a fair amount of fun identifying (and ranking) some “voluptuous” women recently. This time, with no examples from me to get it started, who do you think of when the term “femme fatale” is mentioned? Name as many … --- ## [Fantasy Football early general discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-early-general-discussion/585951)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-early-general-discussion/585951 "2011-09-29T17:12:07Z")
Yahoo opened their fantasy football site with all the dates expecting that the football season will start on time. I’ve renewed the auction, all pro, and big leagues and everyone who participated last year has been sent … --- ## [Dog People: What Can My Puppy Learn at 5 Weeks Old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-people-what-can-my-puppy-learn-at-5-weeks-old/285387)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-people-what-can-my-puppy-learn-at-5-weeks-old/285387 "2005-01-21T07:05:37Z")
Polaris is a rescue puppy. She’s only five weeks old, too young, really, to be away from her mother and littermates, but her litter was “overdue” to be destroyed at the overly-crowded shelter. I’ve been reading on the i… --- ## [Do you feel guilty about doing bad things...in dreams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-guilty-about-doing-bad-things-in-dreams/568760)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-guilty-about-doing-bad-things-in-dreams/568760 "2011-01-27T12:18:39Z")
I had a weird dream last night, that culminated with me playing this arcade game where you had to direct balls fired out of the machine a certain way to win candy. The machine malfunctioned, and spit out a lot of money a… --- ## [Famous people with animal names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2025, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-with-animal-names/1018555 "2025-08-04T01:15:17Z")
I recently got interested in people whose names are also the common names of animals. So, of course, I made a list and did some contemplating. Thus I came up with these rules about this list. (It seems whenever I do one … --- ## [Women don't get it, and every guy does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-dont-get-it-and-every-guy-does/515484)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-dont-get-it-and-every-guy-does/515484 "2009-11-01T23:50:24Z")
I was just talking to a woman in my office, and we were talking about Christmas cards and decorations and whatever. She is getting sick of getting cards with people’s happy family pictures on them. This year she wants to… --- ## [Dead Human Body Fluids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-human-body-fluids/634143)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-human-body-fluids/634143 "2012-09-17T22:54:31Z")
Someone died upstairs in the house next door where my crew and I are working. A firefighter who lives on the other side said that the guy was a bit of a recluse and no one thought it was strange not to see him for sever… --- ## [Why are people selling $20 bills for $24 on Ebay? Plus shipping?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-selling-20-bills-for-24-on-ebay-plus-shipping/744821)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-selling-20-bills-for-24-on-ebay-plus-shipping/744821 "2016-02-05T22:58:33Z")
Ok, I’ve been staring at these auction for a while and I just can’t put it together. People are selling $20 bills (as well as other denominations) well above face value, with a couple extra bucks thrown in for shipping,… --- ## [How dangerous is a downed power line if you're inside a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-a-downed-power-line-if-youre-inside-a-house/723328)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-a-downed-power-line-if-youre-inside-a-house/723328 "2015-07-01T23:55:36Z")
I’ve always heard about how safe one is from lightning (as long as you don’t touch plumbing and aren’t right by an open door or window) because of the “Faraday cage” effect. Does this hold also for downed power lines? … --- ## [How long before "race" is antiquated in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-race-is-antiquated-in-the-us/688236)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-race-is-antiquated-in-the-us/688236 "2014-05-16T01:20:15Z")
My experience with race in America is conflicted. On the one hand, it seems like Americans are obsessed with it, and also reify it to a degree by insisting that everyone know what race they belong to and be prepared to p… --- ## [2014-15 Oscar nominations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-oscar-nominations/709890)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-15-oscar-nominations/709890 "2015-02-23T22:35:54Z")
Best Picture “American Sniper” “Birdman” “Boyhood” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” “The Imitation Game” “Selma” “The Theory of Everything” “Whiplash” Best Director Wes Anderson, “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Alejandro… --- ## [Trump signs "Make one reg, you gotta dump 2" executive order.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-signs-make-one-reg-you-gotta-dump-2-executive-order/778610)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2017, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-signs-make-one-reg-you-gotta-dump-2-executive-order/778610 "2017-02-12T19:31:03Z")
Link to story and full version of the executive order. As the story says, since there is no easy way to just dump regs you don’t like, this makes it next to impossible to get anything passed. There is also the added st… --- ## [How does dementia kill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dementia-kill/350235)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-dementia-kill/350235 "2011-06-29T03:25:00Z")
A little morbid, but I remembered today that people say things like “My mother died from Alzheimer’s.” But I don’t get how that works. Is it really the dementia or some other age-related cause? Does it eventually shut… --- ## [Why Aren't There More Black Superheroes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-more-black-superheroes/503682)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-more-black-superheroes/503682 "2009-07-28T21:09:12Z")
I just read this article asking the question phrased in the title. The author asks where all the black superheroes are and then . . . goes on to list quite a few of black superheroes, and if I’m not mistaken leaves quite… --- ## [What food you would expect at a casual summer wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-you-would-expect-at-a-casual-summer-wedding/584275)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-you-would-expect-at-a-casual-summer-wedding/584275 "2011-06-16T02:59:50Z")
My wedding isn’t until June of next year, but my mother is already wanting to start talking menus. We seem to disagree on what would be appropriate, given both the time/date/location of the wedding, the tone, and just wh… --- ## [Democrats for a Flat Tax in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-for-a-flat-tax-in-california/502746)
**Author:** [@IdahoMauleMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IdahoMauleMan)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-for-a-flat-tax-in-california/502746 "2009-07-27T13:24:50Z")
I guess sometimes it takes the spectre of impending insolvency to finally see the light. Full article here (it’s an editorial, but with quotes) One excerpt, with a quote from Karen Bass, State Democratic Speaker: It… --- ## [Movie/TV show quotes that you suspect no one will recognize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-show-quotes-that-you-suspect-no-one-will-recognize/104006)
**Author:** [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-show-quotes-that-you-suspect-no-one-will-recognize/104006 "2012-10-03T23:24:03Z")
“Hollis, king of the flots.” (Yes, the word is “flots”.) Anyone recognize it? Add your own! --- ## [How do you feel about your odd or oddly spelled name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-odd-or-oddly-spelled-name/648022)
**Author:** [@flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flight)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-your-odd-or-oddly-spelled-name/648022 "2013-01-25T07:58:49Z")
We have had several threads recently on the phenomenon of non-standard names for children. These have included “vaguely African” sounding names for black Americans, the habit of misspelling common names to make them more… --- ## [What's a "Two-Way"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-two-way/149186)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-two-way/149186 "2013-02-02T02:38:59Z")
In the context of the song “Girl all the bad guys want” by Bowling for Soup. The actual lyric goes: So, some possiblities I’ve heard are: A two-way radio. A two-way bra. A double headed dildoe Does anyone actually … --- ## [Can you make a living with poker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-a-living-with-poker/542645)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-a-living-with-poker/542645 "2010-06-15T22:40:13Z")
One of my sons has been very involved in Poker, online and casual play, for years. To the point that it is starting to take over his life. He has recently taken some classes in dealing and applied to some casinos and i… --- ## [Very pistol / flare gun vs bear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pistol-flare-gun-vs-bear/443674)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-pistol-flare-gun-vs-bear/443674 "2008-04-09T08:47:30Z")
How effective would a Very pistol be against a bear? Would the phosphorous burns madden it, enrage it, or cause it to flee? Would the flare simply bounce off? --- ## [George Takei is latest celeb accused of sexual assault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-is-latest-celeb-accused-of-sexual-assault/801289)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-is-latest-celeb-accused-of-sexual-assault/801289 "2017-11-16T15:33:09Z")
Story here. I thought he was one of the good guys. --- ## [Meet The Press with Bush. Stupefying.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-press-with-bush-stupefying/228137)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-the-press-with-bush-stupefying/228137 "2004-02-24T00:31:39Z")
I just read the transcript of Russert’s interview with George Bush and have to say that I’ve seldom seen a more stupefying display of circular logic and nonsensical statements. I think it was a serious political blunder… --- ## [I've Been Hit By a Drunk Driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-hit-by-a-drunk-driver/480699)
**Author:** [@Maui\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maui_Lion)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-hit-by-a-drunk-driver/480699 "2009-03-21T13:59:43Z")
On Dec 23 at about 10:40 PM in Hawaii time, I was hit by a drunk driver. Head-on collision. She was in a SUV, I was in a Kia Rio… I am writing this post from the Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. Since then… W… --- ## [Irresponsible motherhood. (Recreational outrage, I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irresponsible-motherhood-recreational-outrage-i-guess/406314)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irresponsible-motherhood-recreational-outrage-i-guess/406314 "2007-06-06T03:21:01Z")
I’m a guy. Therefore, I will never know the pain of shoving a kid out of a hole in my body. But my guess is, it hurts a lot. That’s the most obvious reason why this story is dumb. There are a few others too: The mom is … --- ## ["One Nation Under Socialism" painting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-nation-under-socialism-painting/616514)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-nation-under-socialism-painting/616514 "2012-03-27T15:59:52Z")
Check out this awesome painting of Obama setting fire to the Constitution: Somehow, though, I feel it’s missing something. It would have been improved if the artist had made Obama’s eyesockets hollow with blood stream… --- ## [Does a preponderance of hot chicks & studly men ever take you out of the story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-preponderance-of-hot-chicks-studly-men-ever-take-you-out-of-the-story/633671)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-preponderance-of-hot-chicks-studly-men-ever-take-you-out-of-the-story/633671 "2012-09-10T16:56:33Z")
I’m a fan of several shows that air on USA. My favorites are probably Burn Notice (which is admittedly past its best days) and Royal Pains (just approaching its own). But though I generally prefer the latter, one thing a… --- ## [Why teach WWII and Vietnam in History Classes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teach-wwii-and-vietnam-in-history-classes/555937)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-teach-wwii-and-vietnam-in-history-classes/555937 "2010-10-12T02:01:16Z")
This is driving me nuts. I know someone who is a high school social studies teacher–very bright, very articulate and logical, with a JD degree who argues that WWII and Vietnam deserve barely more than a mention in histor… --- ## [Jaw-droppingly stupid things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaw-droppingly-stupid-things/400886)
**Author:** [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jaw-droppingly-stupid-things/400886 "2007-05-04T01:56:58Z")
This has been done before many times, in assorted forums, but I heard one today that I just have to share, but doesn’t quite fit in the more current threads. (Mods, if I’m wrong, please move or close this, as you see fit… --- ## [Why are cooked bones bad for dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cooked-bones-bad-for-dogs/600095)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-cooked-bones-bad-for-dogs/600095 "2012-06-09T03:45:01Z")
One frequently hears this put forth. Supposedly they are more likely to splinter into sharp fragments than raw bones. How do I know this is the case? I had always imagined this to be true, so I was surprised to see so… --- ## [The Start of The Irk Week MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-start-of-the-irk-week-mmp/576235)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-start-of-the-irk-week-mmp/576235 "2011-04-04T05:40:21Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Da bear is up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 58 Amurrkin out and drizzly. I know how everybody looks forward to the mornin’ weather report. :smiley: The predicted high is 80 today. I can deal with rainy … --- ## [Beer drinking: Bad for liver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-bad-for-liver/34807)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2000, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beer-drinking-bad-for-liver/34807 "2000-09-28T17:42:25Z")
Like a lot of folks, I enjoy drinking beer. But it has gotten me wondering: How much damage am I doing to my liver? I used to never give it a second thought. But I just turned 33, and as I reflect on the hundreds and hu… --- ## [Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-campaign-aides-had-repeated-contacts-with-russian-intelligence/779874)
**Author:** [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-campaign-aides-had-repeated-contacts-with-russian-intelligence/779874 "2017-06-13T08:28:35Z")
Trump Campaign Aides Had Repeated Contacts With Russian Intelligence Breaking… \[QUOTE=NYTimes\] Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and other Trump asso… --- ## ['Splain me "Income inequality"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-me-income-inequality/678279)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splain-me-income-inequality/678279 "2014-01-21T00:30:51Z")
All of a sudden the concern is income inequality. On its face, it might sound like a terrible thing; “Oh no! Some people have a lot more income than others!” But some people will always make more than others…sometimes… --- ## [Wow, so blu-ray won. What happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-so-blu-ray-won-what-happened/432736)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-so-blu-ray-won-what-happened/432736 "2008-02-23T14:00:09Z")
History was against the format. Every previous Sony attempt to introduce a consumer media format has failed, and those attempts are numerous (minidisc, umd, betamax, atrac, memory stick (well, the last two are still aro… --- ## [Where Did Weird Earl's Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2015, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-weird-earls-go/707633 "2015-01-05T15:31:51Z")
Weird Earl’s has disappeared from the main SD website, replaced by a Twitter feed. What’s up with that? --- ## [College Rankings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-rankings/551609)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2010, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-rankings/551609 "2010-09-02T13:45:21Z")
I’ve been trying to track down a news story I read online about a week or ten days ago concerning a new ranking of colleges which used as its criterion whether or not the college taught the students what a liberally educ… --- ## [Is it possible to view (without the use of a device or technology) any part of the USA from Toronto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-view-without-the-use-of-a-device-or-technology-any-part-of-the-usa-from-toronto/641284)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-view-without-the-use-of-a-device-or-technology-any-part-of-the-usa-from-toronto/641284 "2012-11-23T15:04:40Z")
Big money riding on this folks…someone is claiming that they can see the United States from approximately this location in Toronto. Under what, if any, circumstances could this be scientifically possible? The person clai… --- ## [Drucker's General Store closes for good (Frank Cady, 1915 - 2012)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/druckers-general-store-closes-for-good-frank-cady-1915-2012/624764)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/druckers-general-store-closes-for-good-frank-cady-1915-2012/624764 "2012-06-13T03:58:28Z")
Character actor Frank Cady–in zillions of movies, most notably Ace in the Hole and The Bad Seed–but best known as Sam Drucker on the “hick trifecta” \*Green Acres, Beverly Hillbillies \*and Petticoat Junction--died at 96… --- ## [Christmas Music with a Twist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-with-a-twist/561695)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-music-with-a-twist/561695 "2013-11-11T23:40:07Z")
Suggested by Zeldar in this thread. Only a couple of days until radio stations that haven’t done so already start up their all-Christmas formats. This thread is for tracks that aren’t typical of such playlists. No lyric… --- ## [Wallis Simpson and Antiamericanism in UK.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallis-simpson-and-antiamericanism-in-uk/834614)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallis-simpson-and-antiamericanism-in-uk/834614 "2020-01-15T13:22:39Z")
I take it you all are familiar with American socialite Wallis Simpson. She created a constitutional crisis in Britain when she tried to marry the king of England. Anyways they could never allow the marriage. She was twi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=634&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=636&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)